Educational Leadership

Study exposes communication breakdown between schools and businesses

At this public school tucked in the leafy backstreets of the upper north shore, students don't wear uniforms or use the term 'homework' and even call teachers by their first names.

On an ordinary June morning, kids descend on the campus of Auburn University to try science experiments at the college of education’s annual STEM camp

Over the past two years, I talked to veteran educators across the country as I tried to answer this question.

No wonder our union is considering a strike.

Three teachers in Arizona were sharing a classroom for two hours a day teaching online classes during the pandemic.

I've been working as a primary school teacher for almost eight years in more than 35 schools. But now I'm unemployed, writes Dan Hogan.

The number of teachers working past retirement age has more than doubled in the past 10 years.

The number of students accepted into education degrees with ATARs lower than 50 has grown five fold over the past decade, a new report has found.

Our model on an expert career path for top teachers would transform school education, further professionalise learning and lead to students gaining about 18 months of extra learning by age 15.

Killarney Heights High School principal Hayley Emmerton says the secret to success in English is "amazing teachers".

If a teacher's success is measured by their students' achievements, then Thomas Shadrach James must be one of the most successful teachers in Australian history.

Teachers across the country share their thoughts during the first month of the pandemic school year.

A former principal decided to spend this week at the independent inquiry into the value of teaching. She can't wait for the teachers to have a say.

In response to school closures in April, researchers put together a survey asking teachers how COVID-19 affected them and their students.

The president of the Victorian Principals Association says teachers will do a better job if they are not confined to their homes, as the state government considers a return to remote learning.

Magda Szubanski, Kurt Fearnley and Jimmy Barnes are just some high-profile Aussie names who have taken to social media to thank teachers for their selfless work during the coronavirus pandemic.

Timetabling is one of many quirks at Arthur Phillip High School, which opened this month and is still dividing experts over its open-planned classrooms and co-teaching.

Premier Gladys Berejiklian says recent poor results mean it's time to change how children are taught.

Australia is failing to make the most of its best teachers and should introduce a professional training model more like that used in Singapore and Shanghai, according to a new report from the Grattan Institute.

Students in disadvantaged schools are 10 times more likely to have their education affected by teacher shortages and absenteeism than those in wealthy schools.